On March 13, the U.S. Department of State released its 43rd annual report on the human rights record for 2018 of 191 other countries (the U.S. is not included). This report is submitted to the Congress, pursuant to Sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Sections 2464, 2467 of that Act … Continue reading Latest U.S. Report on Cuban Human Rights
On December 10-12,1981, during the Salvadoran Civil War, 978 men, women and children were massacred in the country’s northeastern village of El Mozote, the largest mass killing in Latin America’s modern history. Of those victims, 447 were age 12 and under while 4 were unborn infants in their mothers’ wombs.[1] Eventually it had become clear … Continue reading Request for U.S. Records in Salvadoran Trial Over 1981 El Mozote Massacre
The U.S. Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, obviously preceded and in many ways inspired the U.S. Constitution of September 17, 1787. But in my three years as a student at the University of Chicago Law School, 1963-1966, and my 35 years as a practicing litigator-attorney (including some constitutional cases), 1966-2001, I never encountered … Continue reading The U.S. Declaration of Independence’s Relationship to the U.S. Constitution and Statutes
On September 23, 2019, President Donald Trump did not speak at the U.N. Summit on Climate Change. Instead, after briefly attending that session, he chaired the U.N.’s Global Call To Protect Religious Freedom meeting that was organized by the U.S.[1] After Vice President Mike Pence’s introduction, the President delivered his remarks followed by comments from … Continue reading U.S. at U.N. Global Call To Protect Religious Freedom
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (Rep., AR) recently has been criticizing The 1619 Project ‘of the New York Times. The Project, he said, was “a racially divisive, revisionist account . . . that denies the noble principles of freedom and equality on which the nation was founded” although slavery “was the necessary evil upon which the … Continue reading Historian Wilentz’ Response to Senator Tom Cotton on the Issue of Slavery
The Evangelical Christian Humanitarian Outreach for Cuba (ECHO Cuba), a U.S. nonprofit organization, has emerged as one that calls for close examination by U.S. citizens interested in U.S.-Cuba normalization and reconciliation. EchoCuba is active in Cuba, including successful public opposition to a provision of the then proposed new Cuban constitution and commenting on other controversial … Continue reading Examination of the Actions of EchoCuba (a U.S. Nonprofit)
On March 11, the U.S. State Department released its latest annual report on human rights around the world and repeated its criticisms of Cuba on this subject. Secretary Pompeo’s Introduction of the Report[1] The Secretary used these words to announce the release of the report: “As our founding documents remind us, nothing is more fundamental … Continue reading U.S. State Department Reiterates Criticism of Cuba’s Human Rights
On Tuesday, April 7, the State of Wisconsin held a primary election in the midst of this Pandemic. Previously the State’s Democratic Governor, , attempted to recognize the impact of the Pandemic on in-person voting by encouraging voting by mail through modifying the rules for the submission and counting of votes by mail, but the … Continue reading Pandemic Journal (# 10): Wisconsin’s Primary Election
On April 20 the U.S. State Department released its 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Acting Secretary of State John J. Sullivan wrote the Preface to the Reports and made remarks upon their release while a Special Briefing on the Reports was conducted by Ambassador Michael G. Kozak, the head of the Department’s Bureau … Continue reading New U.S. Annual Report on Human Rights Around the World
This is the title of the sermon by Rev. Tim Hart-Andersen, Senior Pastor of Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church, on Reformation Sunday, October 28.[1] Below are photographs of Rev. Hart-Andersen and the Westminster Sanctuary. As noted in other posts, every Westminster worship service is divided into the following three sections: Preparing for the … Continue reading “What Is a Reformed View of Politics?”
